IMAGES FROM AROUND ASIA

An art lover ponders Skin (in 20 parts) by Chinese artist Zhang
Huan at a recent Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong.
MIKE CLARKE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

A samba dancer performs at the
Asakusa Samba Carnival in Tokyo.
KIM KYUNG-HOON/REUTERS

85,000 rubber duckies float down the river
in the Singapore Duck Race to raise funds for charity.
TIM CHONG/REUTERS

Take your pick of traditional paper masks at a stall in Vietnam.
HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

the newly renovated 21m Giant Swing,
outside Wat Suthat Bamrung temple in
Bangkok, was renovated as part of the
celebrations to mark the King’s 80th birthday.
REUTERS

An aerial view of 444 MINI Cooper cars which spell the words
“Long live the King” in tribute to His Majesty the King of
Thailand’s 80th birthday.
REUTERS

This unfinished tower-shaped lantern
in Tianjin was a part of an exhibition to celebrate China’s National Day.
REUTERS